{"id":4513,"date":"2009-10-05T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2009-10-04T20:34:40","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T00:34:40","slug":"what-it-is-10509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-10509","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 10\/5\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Early issues of my magazine, as I wrapped up the 10th anniversary ish. Boy, was that depressing. I also read the first 20 pages of George, Being George<\/a>\"\", which I’ll give some more time into this fall.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> The bad new Zero 7 record<\/a>\"\", and the much better new Bebel Gilberto record<\/a>\"\".<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> Charade<\/a>\"\", American Gangster<\/a>\"\", a little of Silent Movie<\/a>\"\", and a bunch of football.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Plymouth & tonic<\/p>\n

What Rufus is up to:<\/em> Being an Ambassadog at Warwick’s Applefest<\/a> town fair (with pix by my beloved wife<\/a>). He got to meet a bunch of greys, but one of the owners kept trying to convince us to adopt Dollar<\/a>, one of the hounds they were fostering. One of the other owners sympathized with my take on why we’ve held off on grey #2: what if he or she isn’t as awesome as Rufus (as in, can’t handle 9 hours without a bathroom break, or likes to chew on stuff, or gives Ru bad ideas and the two of them spend all day smoking weed and goofing around on Playstation)?<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> The 20-year reunion for the high school I left after my junior year. In November, I’ll go to the 20-year reunion for the high school from which I actually graduated. Don’t tell.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> My pal Ian stopped in for a visit on Friday, giving us an excuse to go to Cafe Matisse<\/a> for another fantastic meal.<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> 10 years spent on this magazine, 20 years since I graduated high school, and, um, 30 years since I saw The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh<\/a>. The calendar really does kick you in the nuts.<\/p>\n

What I’m worried about:<\/em> That I’m forgetting something.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> What I’ve learned in the past decade about the pharma\/biopharma industry and the contract services sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Early issues of my magazine, as I wrapped up the 10th anniversary ish. Boy, was that depressing. I also read the first 20 pages of George, Being George, which I’ll give some more time into this fall. What I’m listening to: The bad new Zero 7 record, and the much better new … <\/p>\n

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